is out to lure the enemy to change due to the situation. The lurking reconnaissance is like rivets
——Two news about practical drills of a brigade of the 79th Army
In late June, a regiment of the Air Force Aviation Corps organized night flight training. Photo by Xu Chentong
Flexible and maneuverable. The squad leader evacuated the post at an emergency and
PLA Daily reported by Zhan Lihong and special correspondent Haiyang: "Each post takes its place in time and strengthen vigilance!" In late June, a live-fire confrontation drill for a brigade of the 79th Army started in the hinterland of southern Liaoning. The brigade's second battalion equipped with the sixth company after a fierce "fight" and victory was in sight. Taking advantage of the night, company commander Wei Zehua decided to organize the company to rest on site and replenish ammunition and supplies.
"There is a situation!" At dawn, Li Mingda, the squad leader of the 7th squad, who was the company's lurking whistle, suddenly discovered that about 600 meters ahead, a "enemy" squad was approaching in a hidden direction in the company. While observing, Li Mingda reported the "enemy situation" and applied to lead the sentry to first accept the "enemy" blockade. Considering that the "enemy situation" is unknown, Wei Zehua ordered him to be concealed and wait for support.
Seeing that the "enemy" is getting closer and closer, but the company's support has not yet been in place, Li Mingda was secretly anxious. At this time, the "enemy" seemed to have discovered something strange, and accelerated the search and advanced, and the situation became increasingly urgent.
"Follow me!" Before he could ask for instructions, he led two sentries to quietly evacuate the lurking sentry and exited the nameless high ground on the right in the dark. After marching to the ridge 300 meters away, the three people fired at the "enemy" at the same time, and used glimmer of light to lure them from time to time.
Following the gunshots, the "enemy" turned the direction of the attack and rushed towards them. After successfully attracting the attention of the "enemy", the three people quickly approached in the direction of the connection. At this time, the continuous force has started to deploy and be ready for combat.
400 meters, 350 meters, 300 meters... The "enemy" is getting closer and closer, and the officers and soldiers of the company are waiting for battle and are catching turtles in a jar. After a gunshot, the enemy was completely wiped out. Due to the proper handling, the company was well received by the director team.
"Orders should be imposed on the battlefield. Li Mingda evacuated the lurking post without asking for instructions in time, but he left his post without permission." "Li Mingda adapted to the situation and took the initiative to lure the 'enemy' to win sufficient combat preparation time for the company."... At the review and summary meeting, the officers and soldiers of the company expressed their opinions on Li Mingda's combat actions.
The light is not picked or turned on, the more you argue, the more you become clearer. Everyone gradually formed a consensus: the battlefield changes rapidly and the fighter's opportunity is fleeting. Only by accurately judging the situation and flexibly using strategies and tactics can we win the initiative on the battlefield.
re-fight again. The officers and soldiers drove in infantry fighting vehicles, sometimes head-on and sometimes roundabout; sometimes firepower feint attacks, sometimes electromagnetic interference, making the "enemy" dizzy...
enforce discipline as iron, private defends the battle position in bad weather
PLA Daily News Guo Longjiao and special correspondent Haiyang reported: "Zhao Qiyang strictly observes battlefield discipline and lurks in the rain for several hours..." In midsummer, the second company of the reconnaissance brigade of the 79th Army organized a drill for comments, and Private Zhao Qiyang's outstanding performance in the drill won rounds of applause.
A few days ago, the brigade organized a command post to practice and sent a "Blue Army Company" to harass the whole process, forcing officers and soldiers to practice their special situation and deal with the situation. The Second Reconnaissance Company, which is responsible for the command post's service tasks, is responsible for reconnaissance and surveillance. According to the prior division of labor, Zhao Qiyang independently carried out a lurking reconnaissance mission in a small wood on the west side of the frontier position for the first time.
"You must complete your 'first show' well, and you can't have any problems at your own point!" Zhao Qiyang was both nervous and excited, with his eyes wide open.
On the drill field, gunfires were heard one after another. In order to avoid Blue Army drone reconnaissance, Zhao Qiyang climbed into a dirt pit and hid himself tightly. Reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance, interference and anti-interference... Both sides fought back and forth, and the battle was extremely fierce. However, Zhao Qiyang found that the two sides were always fighting on the east side of the position line, and there was no movement on his side.
When the fierce battle was in full swing, the sky suddenly changed its face and it was raining heavily in an instant. Zhao Qiyang quickly wrapped the radio in his carrying raincoat: "It's nothing to get wet yourself, you can't let the equipment get wet." More than an hour later, no clues of the Blue Army were found in Zhao Qiyang's location. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the ground was slowly filled with water. He lay in the puddle, motionless.
The tired and hungry Zhao Qiyang has never received instructions from his superiors and can only continue to lurk.
At dusk, it was already dark. Zhao Qiyang was soaked all over and lurked in the woods to conduct reconnaissance, and did not return to the team until the drill was over. At the review and summary meeting of
, Zhao Qiyang's approach sparked discussions between officers and soldiers. Some say that battlefield discipline is higher than heaven and must not act on your own or act without authorization; some believe that drilling grounds are like battlefields, and tasks cannot be mechanical, and they must act according to the opportunity.
Zhao Qiyang said: "My mission is to lurk in reconnaissance, and it must be riveted on the battle position like a steel nail." In the end, he was elected as the "Central of Weekly Training" with a high vote.
Short comment
There is no "standard answer" in the battlefield
■ Peng Liang
One withdrawal, one defend, one move and one still.
The former reflects flexible and maneuverable strategies, while the latter demonstrates the law of the battlefield where discipline is higher than heaven.
Which is right and wrong? Which one is better or worse? It's hard to generalize.
There is no "standard answer" in the battlefield. If Li Mingda did not go out to "tempt the enemy" before the opportunity, his fingers would be "taken away"; if Zhao Qiyang evacuated the battle position early, then the Blue Army would be like entering a no-man when he touched the position. Behind the seemingly contradictory behavior of the two, it is exactly in line with the pursuit of the battlefield to win.
War is the harshest auditor and the most harshest referee. Clausewitz once said that any thinking is a kind of ability. With the only yardstick to measure combat effectiveness in your mind, you can clarify which thinking deviates from the battlefield victory and which practices are contrary to actual combat requirements, so that the exercise and practical combat standards can be as close as possible.
Soldiers are born to defeat. If you can't win the battlefield, everything is equal to zero. Only by always using this ruler to win, constantly strengthen the idea of being ready to fight at any time, practice hard work in battle, and always have tasks in your mind, enemies in your eyes, responsibilities on your shoulders, and passion in your chest, can you come when you call, fight when you come, and win when you fight.
(This article was published in the second edition of the People's Liberation Army Daily, July 6, 2020)
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